This Means War

Make love — heck, make anything — not ‘War.’

Comedy
Rod Lott
Among many other credibility-stretchers, This Means War asks the viewer to believe:

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Project X

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Comedy
Rod Lott
When a disc begins with a Jackass-style disclaimer, as Project X does, you know things are going to get crazy. But seriously, if anyone thinks something this slickly made is real, they deserve to do something stupid and get arrested for it. Like make Project X.

Monday, June 11, 2012

Red Scorpion

This ‘Scorpion’ is king among ’80s action.

Action
Rod Lott
When The Expendables reinvigorated my love of Dolph Lundgren, the one movie I couldn't wait to get my hands on from his golden age of wide theatrical releases was the one I never got to see: 1988's Red Scorpion. So naturally, it was out-of-print.

Thursday, June 21, 2012

The Protector / Crime Story

Jackie Chan is twice the man.

Action
Rod Lott
Who in the hell hires Jackie Chan and then tells him not to kick a lot? The Exterminator director James Glickenhaus, that’s who.

Saturday, February 2, 2013